R277-712-1. Authority and Purpose

(1) This rule is authorized by: (a) Utah Constitution Article X, Section 3, which vests general control and supervision over public education in the Board; and (b) Section 53F-5-502, which requires the Board to: (i) define outcome-based measures for each type of grant awarded to LEA's; (ii) establish a grant application process; (iii) establish a review committee; and (iv) adopt metrics to analyze the quality of a grant application; and (c) Subsection 53E-3-401(4), which allows the Board to make rules to execute the Board's duties and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution and state law. (2) The purpose of this rule is to: (a) define outcome-based measures for each type of grant awarded to LEA's; (b) establish a grant application process; (c) establish a review committee; and (d) adopt metrics to analyze the quality of a grant application.